Report: Pence deal to Giants 'in place'
KPIX, a television station in San Francisco, is reporting that the Giants "have a deal in place" for Phillies outfielder Hunter Pence. However, Giants vice president Bobby Evans said in a text message that there's "no truth to the rumor" the Giants have a deal in place for Pence.
Report: Pence deal to Giants 'in place'
Daily News staff
KPIX, a television station in San Francisco, is reporting that the Giants "have a deal in place" for Phillies outfielder Hunter Pence. Giants vice president Bobby Evans reportedly denied the report in a text message, saying that there's "no truth to the rumor."
But sources tell Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com that, although no agreeement has been reached, the Giants and the Phillies are indeed discussing a deal.
Pence, 30, is hitting .268 with 17 home runs and 59 RBI. Should there be a trade, the Phillies could bring up Domonic Brown from the minor leagues.
The Phillies are expected to become sellers after a weekend sweep at the hands of the Atlanta Braves effectively eliminated them from playoff contention. The MLB trade deadline is 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Hey Matt at least get the tv station right:KPIX.Who wants the poster child for ADD?
Pence for Sandoval (even though he's on the Dl)???? LOL— sonnybuoy01- Hamels and Pence are the only stars under 30 this team has. Trade ANYBODY except these two. Pence should NOT even be on the block.— Only in Philly...
- Are you even watching the Phillies this year? Pence leaves guys on base every night, is horrible in the OF, can't knock a guy home from 3rd with less than 2 outs. This is not a guy you want to lock in for the future, especially with only 1 year left of arb left before he hits free agency. Move him as fast as you can and get some good fundamental ballplayers in here. I'm sick of watching guys like Pence and Vic make mental mistake after mental mistake. — jimbo jones
- He's like that other clutch hitter - Jayson Worthless. Except Werth had an arm and could field his position. — F. Harry Stowe
- What else can go wrong?— Rumrunner11
- I'll tell you what can go wrong. Unless this is a trade to acquire prospects to flip, I can't understand it. I am a homer, but..a catcher? And Josh Osich? He's going to be 25, already had Tommy John, can throw high 90's and is most likely a setup man. If this is correct, this will be the first time I'll question Rube's motivations..horrible trade, horrible — TexasYankee
- agree with only in Philly Come on Pence is not having a horrible season - especially on THIS years team. We need a strong hitter and RF and Pence is the guy!— TBo
- In a maybe uncharacteristic moment of positivity, I am going to look at this as a good development. We can argue about who should be traded (and I am sure we will after the fact) but this at least shows (if true) that RAJ seems willing to face the facts and clean house. Of course, I'd rather a GM that has a better track record be making the calls but that's too much to ask before tomorrow.— jfdatl
- Hunter to Frisco for Gary Brown and Joe Panik. Dom to RF. Joe Blanton and Vic to the best buyers. Mayberry in CF for the rest of this year.
Maybe even Cliff Lee for Mike Olt and another Ranger prospect.— Romus - I think that Lee deal could happen if we picked up about half his remaining contract. — JoeinSouthPhilly
Pence is not the special player I thought he could be and heading into 2013 with the possibility of a 15million dollar price tag, you have to move him. His numbers are far below others (Willingham, Melky Cabrera, etc.) in other OF's. I fear his numbers from last year (High AVG. HR, RBI) show he has peaked. You can get the most for him now, so just pull the trigger and do it.— Hazy- Yeah I agree Pence is not as advertised. Guy makes you wonder huh? The whole issue with the Pence thing is who you replaces him with. I mean next year you need 3 outfielders. So roll the dice on Dom Brown. You know what your getting with Mayberry and you have a hole in right field you need to fill with a free agent. A free agent with a .750 OPS or better who makes less than $15m. Who's that? Who's got a .750+ OPS next year and isn't making at least 15 million? AND IS A FREE AGENT? Nick Swisher? Who else? If you go for a guy like Swisher why trade Pence for squat? Why not just keep Pence? — JoeinSouthPhilly
- Sell, sell, sell. It was a great run and won a World Title. Gutted the farm system to win a second and it didn't work. Build staff around Hamels, infuse farm system with talent and develop and be contenders again in 2-3 years.— friedmozzarela
- rangers are not giving olt. it's a nice thought though.— bbewsirhc
